Linda Page, N.D. Ph.D. -  says "Sea plants can transform your health. A seaweed bath is a great way to get the benefits of sea plants all over your body. Seaweed baths are considered very therapeutic because of their very high mineral content. Some call these baths iodine baths, since the iodine content of 1/3 of a cup of seaweed is more than 2,000 times the RDA—recommended daily allowance Seaweed baths also reportedly benefit other organs, including the adrenal glands, because of its vitamin K content, and helps maintain hormone balance.

The electrolytic magnetic action of the sea plants releases excess body fluids from congested cells and dissolves fatty wastes through the skin, replacing them with depleted minerals, particularly potassium and iodine.

 

Seaweed rehydrates your skin and may relieve conditions like psoriasis. It helps skin elasticity, and the appearance of skin tone. Seaweed baths ease muscular pain. and assist circulation,

Dr. René Quinton, French biologist/physiologist, proved that pure seawater is virtually identical to mammalian blood plasma. With the assistance of many eminent physicians, he successfully used seawater as a healing agent on thousands of patients in France and Egypt in the early 1900s.

 Caution: Those with high blood pressure thyroid problems, iodine sensitivity or other health problems should consult their doctors before having a hot seaweed bath..

 

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